Table or the like



Sept. 13, 1955 c. J. HUBBARD TABLE OR THE LIKE Filed Aug. 27, 1952 r 2 Wn a Ma 3 w United States Patent ()fiice Z,717,8 15 Patented Sept. 13,1955 2,717,815 TABLE OR THE LIKE Charles J. Hubbard, Sherman, Conn.Application August 27, 1952, Serial No. 306,698 6 Claims. (Cl. 311--1)This invention relates to a method of making furniture and otherarticles of monolithic form, and the furniture and articles madethereby, without the use of nails, screws, bolts, rivets, and the like.

This invention is particularly adapted to making furof which areenclosed or embedded within the mass. For purposes of illustration Ihave shown my invention adapted to a rectangular table, but it will beunderstood sheet 10a has a side of the bottom sheet 10a, and theserabbets 12 are then coated with a suitable adhesive. The top section 14of a supporting structural element 15 is then inserted within therabbets 12 and caused to adhere applying suitable pressure in anysuitable manner. shown the structural elements 15 are continuous stripsshaped in the general form of a rectangle enclosed at their adjacentends. The structural elements 15 constitute the supports or legs for thetable. It is apparent of course that the supporting elements 15 need notbe continuous porting elements 15 which are embedded in the rabbets 12of the bottom sheet 10a. The second sheet 10b is caused to adhere to thefirst preferably by a suitable adhesive and suitable pressure and heatis then applied to effect a firm bonding between the first and secondsheets 10a and 10b and the top sections 14 of the supporting thereto byelements 15. In this manner a firm strong table of but pleasing designmay be inexpensively manufactured.

suited for the particular purposes of the article being constructed, andthe materials used therein.

ously stated the supporting elements 15 need not include the bottomhorizontal section 14a. In this event the top portion 14 wouldpreferably be one piece without the connecting ends at the top (shown inFigs. 2 and 3). It is further apparent that my table may be constructedentirely or partly of metal, and if so I regard spot welding as entirelyequivalent to the adhesives used with wood, plywood or plasticcompositions. While it is place of adhesive, I regard ments as fullyequivalent to adhesive in this case.

I claim:

table leg members extending out beyond the edge of said table top inposition to support said table top.

leg members positioned within said first and second grooves respectivelyand adhesivelysecured'to said'first' and second sheets, said table legmembers extending out beyond said edge in position to support said tabletop.

6. A table of the type set'forth in claim 5, wherein the structuralmaterial of said table top is plywood.

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